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Originally Posted by Manhattanboy
Also firing King now is a non-starter from a negotiating point of view. They are between a rock. Surely they can't be blind to fact that he is damaging their cause.
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I just don't buy it.
If they didn't like the message but liked what else he brought they would trot out a different messenger.
If they didn't like the message and didn't like what else he brought, they would can him.
Who on Earth stays in their job prominently in the public eye representing their bosses if their bosses think they are doing a bad job.
Even Spicer was canned.
It isn't king that sucks here, it is the proposal. He's not driving the boat on hundreds of millions in liability. It is impossible to defend the ownership position on this without looking like Katz looked in Edmonton.
If the owners were concerned about how they would appear asking for the Edmonton deal they should have considered how Katz looked getting off the plane in Seattle with Gretz.